55” x 34” Oil paint and iron on blonde wood

In the aftermath of disaster, a brother and sister stand resolute before their weathered shotgun house. Their skin radiating an electric blue aura of resilience and connection to the waters that shape and threaten New Orleans. On the porch, a woman offers shelter and resources to her neighbors, embodying the spirit of communal care that sustains the city in its most fragile moments.

Red lines and railroads carve divisions through the city, leaving one side with power and the other in darkness. As chaos settles in the Seventh and Ninth Wards, Mardi Gras revelry continues downtown, highlighting the stark contrasts of the local survival amidst tourist celebration. 

Drawing from his own experience of rebuilding the concept of home, Mike Weary calls this journey American Nomads, a tour through the mind of the perpetually displaced. The central figures, including future versions of his children Evie and Ezra, represent the past, present, and future of New Orleans, a city defined community and the unyielding fight to preserve its identity.